Everyone Walks Away
Published on 1. February 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-77657-187-1 (ISBN)
Description
Frank feels lonely when everyone walks away. Tilly, Paul and Milan are having fun. Frank cries tears into a pan and then adds sugar, and cooks and stirs for hours. Frank has made jam, his very own recipe. He will now invite the others for afternoon tea. "The people are so small on the large spreads, the surroundings are diffuse, the colours melancholic. Even the objects are on their own. Leaves drop like tears. A gate, a fence, a cul-de-sac; all become barriers, excluding. There's not a word, not a detail too many" August Prize jury
Reviews / Votes
"The book is eloquent yet playful with an emotionally charged message, and audiences will root for Frank as he takes a risk, sharing pieces of himself." -- Foreword Reviews "A quiet story that will touch the reader. Everyone Walks Away is a real portrayal of friendships and belonging that deserves to be read aloud." -- Booksellers New Zealand "There's not a word, not a detail too many." -- August Prize juryMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
Picture book
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 225 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-77657-187-1 (9781776571871)
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Persons
Eva Lindstroem has written and illustrated many highly acclaimed picture books. She was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2022, and has been nominated once for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and eight times for the August award which she won in 2013. Lindstroem was born in 1952 and lives in Stockholm. She began her career as a comic artist and cartoonist, and has had a major influence on the new generation of comic book artists now emerging in Sweden.